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I never will go back to Alabama, that is not the place for meI never will go back to Alabama, that is not the place for meYou know they killed my sister and my brotherAnd the whole world let them peoples go down there free

I never will love Alabama, Alabama seem to never have loved poor meI never will love Alabama, Alabama seem to never have loved poor meOh God I wish you would rise up one dayLead my peoples to the land of pea'

My brother was taken up for my mother, and a police officer shot him downMy brother was taken up for my mother, and a police officer shot him downI can't help but to sit down and cry sometimeThink about how my poor brother lost his life

Alabama, Alabama, why you wanna be so mean?Alabama, Alabama, why you wanna be so mean?You got my people behind a barb wire fenceNow you tryin' to take my freedom away from me